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GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
J. R. Eakin, Superintendent, Belton, Montana
GENERAL STATEMENT
Glacier National Park created by an act of Congress approved May 11, 1910
(36 Stat. 364 ), contains 1,534 square miles of the most rugged mountains in North
America. This area includes the most northern 50 miles of the main Rocky
Mountain range in the United States proper and lies between the International
Boundary on the north and the Great Northern Railway on the south, and between the
North Fork of the Flathead River on the west and the Blackfeet Indian reservation
on the East. Of all the national parks in the continental United States Glacier
National Park is second only to Yellowstone in area and is the northernmost of all
national parks in the United States proper.
ADMINISTRATION
The park is administered by a superintendent, two assistant superintendents,
the clerical, and the ranger force, the latter consisting of a chief ranger, two
first assistant chief rangers, two assistant chief rangers and 12 to 15 rangers.
Jurisdiction of the park has been ceded by the State of Montana to the United
states and it is administered under the Federal laws and regulations promulgated
by the Secretary of the Interior.
TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS AND FACILITIES
For the accommodations of tourists there are a number of excellent hotels
and chalets. Those on the east side of the park are operated by the Glacier Park
Hotel Company and include two large hotels - The Glacier Park Hotel, located at
Glacier Park station, and Many Glaciers Hotel located at Many Glaciers, 55 miles
from the railroad. The chalets are situated at points of advantage, accessible
for the most part one from the other in a day by horseback or walking. Glacier
Hotel and its numerous cottages, situated on lake McDonald, on the west side of
the park, operated by Mr. John S. Lewis, is a popular tourist hotel. At the head
of Lake McDonald is the Park Cabin Resort (Geduhn's), and at the foot of Lake McDonald, Apgar, and at both of these places there are a number of cottages for
tourist use. Lake McDonald Camp at the foot of lake McDonald and Skyland Camps
at Bowman Lake also enjoyed a good season.

An annual report from the superintendent of Glacier National Park to the Director of the National Park Service that details the condition of affairs and the management of Glacier National Park for the given year.

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An annual report from the superintendent of Glacier National Park to the Director of the National Park Service that details the condition of affairs and the management of Glacier National Park for the given year.

Digitized at the Glacier National Park Archives. Each page scanned as a master TIFF using an Epson Expression 11000XL scanner at 400 dpi, 8-bit grayscale, and at least 4000 pixels on the long edge. Display images generated by CONTENTdm.

Date Digitized

2017-02-08

Transcript

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
J. R. Eakin, Superintendent, Belton, Montana
GENERAL STATEMENT
Glacier National Park created by an act of Congress approved May 11, 1910
(36 Stat. 364 ), contains 1,534 square miles of the most rugged mountains in North
America. This area includes the most northern 50 miles of the main Rocky
Mountain range in the United States proper and lies between the International
Boundary on the north and the Great Northern Railway on the south, and between the
North Fork of the Flathead River on the west and the Blackfeet Indian reservation
on the East. Of all the national parks in the continental United States Glacier
National Park is second only to Yellowstone in area and is the northernmost of all
national parks in the United States proper.
ADMINISTRATION
The park is administered by a superintendent, two assistant superintendents,
the clerical, and the ranger force, the latter consisting of a chief ranger, two
first assistant chief rangers, two assistant chief rangers and 12 to 15 rangers.
Jurisdiction of the park has been ceded by the State of Montana to the United
states and it is administered under the Federal laws and regulations promulgated
by the Secretary of the Interior.
TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS AND FACILITIES
For the accommodations of tourists there are a number of excellent hotels
and chalets. Those on the east side of the park are operated by the Glacier Park
Hotel Company and include two large hotels - The Glacier Park Hotel, located at
Glacier Park station, and Many Glaciers Hotel located at Many Glaciers, 55 miles
from the railroad. The chalets are situated at points of advantage, accessible
for the most part one from the other in a day by horseback or walking. Glacier
Hotel and its numerous cottages, situated on lake McDonald, on the west side of
the park, operated by Mr. John S. Lewis, is a popular tourist hotel. At the head
of Lake McDonald is the Park Cabin Resort (Geduhn's), and at the foot of Lake McDonald, Apgar, and at both of these places there are a number of cottages for
tourist use. Lake McDonald Camp at the foot of lake McDonald and Skyland Camps
at Bowman Lake also enjoyed a good season.